<p>Is Dobie better than any of UT's dorms? How far away is it from the rest of the campus? Is the demand for rooms there very high? ALso, what UT-dorms (Duren, San Jac, Jester...etc) are really good?</p>
<p>Dobie isn't a UT-affiliated dorm - it's a private off-campus dorm. I'm going to be living in Dobie next year. It's located literally 15 steps from campus, just a walk across the street. It's located on Guadalupe and 21st, which is the top of campus. I've been there numerous times and I timed my walk from Dobie to McCombs - it was about one minute. So yeah, Dobie is basically part of campus, it's just not owned by UT.</p>
<p>Dobie normally reaches capacity each year, but I'm sure you could still get a room. I previously posted the prices for next year, with many floor plans being cheaper than Duren and San Jacinto. The facilities at Dobie are much nicer than on-campus, and most of the rooms are considerably larger.</p>
<p>As for on-campus housing, San Jacinto has the best facilities and is most centrally located, thus making it the most sought-after and difficult dorm to get into. Duren is the newest dorm, but it's located clear across campus, which for me is a huge turn-off (I'm in McCombs and Plan II). But it is located near the engineering buildings. Jester is for the very social. I've known people to love Jester, and for people to absolutely despise it. I would talk to people who have lived here - you should make sure that's the environment you want.</p>
<p>Hope that was helpful.</p>
<p>Well, I'm going to do Engineering Honors, but I really liked Dobie. Do you know how much partying...etc goe son at Dobie? Can it be a good place to study (when necessary)? I don't mean to sound like some introverted kid who is always working, because I do like to party and the like, but is it rampant in Dobie, or is another dorm considerably better about that?</p>
<p>Actually, Dobie is known for it's quiet atmosphere and dark halls. Dobie is where a huge chunk of the international students live, and many of them are quite studious. Also, Dobie has specific floors depending on what you're looking for. There are 4-6 intensive-study floors that are almost completely silent for the majority of the day, even though they only have specific hours designed as "quite time" or whatever they call it.</p>
<p>One reason why I'm living in Dobie (as is my best friend and several other people I know) is that I'm looking for a more relaxed and quiet atmosphere that's not partying-intensive. I'm not really into partying all that much, and I just found the rest of the off-campus private housing and most of UT's dorms weren't what I'm looking for. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally willing to have fun (I'm ALWAYS out on the weekends), I'm just not into getting drunk and not remembering what I did the night before.</p>
<p>So I guess you and I are similar in that respect. You seem to be looking for some of the same qualities I am, so if you're looking for a relaxed atmosphere where it's totally encouraged for you to do your own thing, than I think Dobie would be a good match for you.</p>
<p>Check out dobiecenter.com if you haven't already. It's not the most informative website, but if you give them a call they're super friendly people (trust me, with the number of times I've called and visited, I've always found them more than willing to help).</p>